CHEER FOR A CURE Oak Glen Middle School cheerleaders are doing their part to raise funds for breast cancer research. Pictured are(front, L-R)..Brianna Staley, Rylee[Read More…]
Author: shannon
SAFETY IS WHAT MATTERS – A new billboard on Ridge Avenue in New Cumberland points out that school buses carrying children travel Route 2 through[Read More…]
Reflections by Jeremy Alger
There is an independent film from 1999 called The Big Kahuna. I don’t know that it was ever shown in any theaters, but I rented[Read More…]
Our History & Heritage
In some ways 1929, with the creation of National Steel Corporation had to be one of the highpoints of the life of Ernest Tener (E.[Read More…]
AND THEN AGAIN
…..Contempt for “politicians” is at an all-time high. It wasn’t always that way. Once elected, those running for office were known as officials even public[Read More…]
Reflections
Right before the final fight scene in Rocky 5 (which everyone knows is the worst Rocky movie) Rocky Balboa is in a bar in which[Read More…]
Our History & Our Heritage by Bill Kiefer
In last week’s column I indicated that I drew heavily on an article written in 1975 by John D. Ubinger who served for thirty-two years[Read More…]
And Then Again
……In one of the more memorable election campaign snafus House of Delegates candidate Mark Zatezalo, a Weirton resident, had a billboard erected in Chester near[Read More…]
Oak Glen Cross Country OVAC Runner-up in 4A
The boys and girls’ cross country teams earned the second spot in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference championships among the 4A schools. St. Clairsville took[Read More…]
Reading Nook by Kirsten Pierce
Swaney Memorial Library’s 2020 fall story hour “Read Together” has begun. We meet at 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday and post our online story hour immediately[Read More…]